People group profile · PG017474
The Northern Pastaza Quichua of Ecuador
The Northern Pastaza Quichua of Ecuador, numbering about 10,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the Pastaza province of Ecuador and Loreto region of Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Northern Pastaza Quichua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 10,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Northern Pastaza Quichua (qvz)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Pastaza province: eastern jungle along Bobonaza and Conambo rivers
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northern Pastaza Quichua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Northern Pastaza Quichua
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Northern Pastaza Quichua · Quechuan family
80% speak Northern Pastaza Quichua
Gospel resources in Northern Pastaza Quichua
- Bible available, published 2012
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Quichua, Pastaza)
Bibles
- 1992 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northern Pastaza Quichua
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Quichua, Northern Pastaza in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108245) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre Quichua | Peru | 2,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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